{{short description|Canadian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Carolyn Dunn | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|2|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada | years_active = 1985–present | spouse = }} '''Carolyn Dunn''' is a Canadian actress. Her most notable role was her portrayal of Sylvie Gerard, the business partner/sidekick on ''Tropical Heat,'' which was retitled ''Sweating Bullets'' when transmitted in the United States. In 1994, she starred in ''Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story''.
==Early life== She is a native of Whitney Pier on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grant|first=Laura Jean|date=21 January 2008|title=Well-known Cape Breton actress returns home to open alternative 'energy medicine business|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=99909&sc=152|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122104939/http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=99909&sc=152|archive-date=22 January 2008|work=Cape Breton Post|accessdate=1 December 2009}}</ref> As a child, Dunn was a figure skater and model. She then began her career as actress in the late-1970s.
==Career== Dunn started out playing parts of defenceless blondes in romantic movies. She became recognizable thanks to the role of Sylvie Gerard in ''Tropical Heat''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TROPICAL HEAT – Sweating Bullets|url=https://vrazedne.tripod.com/heat/sylvie0.htm|access-date=2022-02-12|website=vrazedne.tripod.com}}</ref> She has appeared in several roles in television, movies, and the theater. Her last credited film role was Mary in ''The Death of Alice Blue'' in 2009.
In 2008, she returned to her home town, where she opened an alternative energy medicine clinic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Laura Jean |title=Well-known Cape Breton actress returns home to open alternative energy medicine business {{!}} SaltWire |url=https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/business/well-known-cape-breton-actress-returns-home-to-open-alternative-energy-medicine-business-18082/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=www.saltwire.com |date=18 Feb 2010 |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1985 |''Breaking All the Rules'' |Debbie | |- |1985 |''Head Office'' |Yonge's Secretary |Voice |- |1986 |''Separate Vacations'' |Girl #1 at Pool | |- |1987 |''Street Justice'' |Nancy Watson | |- |1990 |''Thick as Thieves'' |Lisa Hacker | |- |2001 |''Criss Cross'' |Sylvie Gerard | |- |2001 |''L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve'' |Gillis | |- |2009 |data-sort-value="Death of Alice Blue, The" | ''The Death of Alice Blue'' |Mary | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1985 |''Night Heat'' |Velvet |Episode: "Velvet" |- |1986 |''Hot Shots'' |Elaine |Episode: "Bluebeard's Inn" |- |1986 |data-sort-value="High Price of Passion, The" | ''The High Price of Passion'' |Rhonda Benedict |Television film |- |1987, 1988 |''Street Legal'' |Sally Robert / BRT Client |2 episodes |- |1987–1989 |''Friday the 13th: The Series'' |Various roles |4 episodes |- |1988 |''Diamonds'' |Claudine Rogers | rowspan="3" |2 episodes |- |1988 |''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' |Candi Miller / Alicia Barclay |- |1988, 1989 |''War of the Worlds'' |Sarah Cole / Debra |- |1989 |data-sort-value="Jim Henson Hour, The" | ''The Jim Henson Hour'' |Rosalie |Episode: "Oceans" |- |1989 |''Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar'' ''Man and the Bionic Woman'' |Sally | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1989 |''Dick Francis: Blood Sport'' |Lynnie Teller |- |1989 |data-sort-value="Hitchhiker, The" | ''The Hitchhiker'' |Michelle / Shelley |2 episodes |- |1990 |''Hitler's Daughter'' |Jill Breyer |Television film |- |1990 |''My Secret Identity'' |Dusty |Episode: "First Love" |- |1991–1993 |''Tropical Heat'' |Sylvie Girard |66 episodes |- |1993 |data-sort-value="Hidden Room, The" | ''The Hidden Room'' |Melanie |Episode: "Best Intentions" |- |1994 |''Highlander: The Series'' |Nora Fontaine |Episode: "Bless the Child" |- |1994 |''Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story'' |Nikki Amato |Television film |- |1995 |''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' |Anne Carter Pendleton |Episode: "Eye Witness" |- |1995 |''Taking the Falls'' |Didi Dankowitz |Episode: "Easy Money" |- |1995–1996 |''Charlie Grace'' |Martha |4 episodes |- |1997 |''Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave'' |Judy Connors | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1998 |''Thanks of a Grateful Nation'' |Sally Goodnight |- |1998 |''Highlander: The Raven'' |Denise Grady |Episode: "Bloodlines" |- |1999 |''Earth: Final Conflict'' |Kimera Hologram |Episode: "Gauntlet" |- |1999 |''Total Recall 2070'' |Jenna Hannah |Episode: "Burning Desire" |- |1999 |data-sort-value="Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, The" | ''The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer'' |Anika Flodin |Television film |- |1999 |''Psi Factor'' |Dr. Caird Mitchell |Episode: "Inertia" |- |2000 |''Twice in a Lifetime'' |Phyllis Weaver |Episode: "Even Steven" |- |2000 |data-sort-value="Pooch and the Pauper, The" | ''The Pooch and the Pauper'' |Mary |Television film |- |2000 |''Code Name: Eternity'' |Susan |Episode: "Dark of Night" |- |2001 |data-sort-value="Familiar Stranger, The" | ''The Familiar Stranger'' |Sharon Baker | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |2001 |''Sex, Lies & Obsession'' |Tiffany Sheldon |- |2002 |''Doc'' |Beth |Episode: "All in the Family" |- |2002 |''Pretend You Don't See Her'' |Kitt Taylor |Television film |- |2002 |''Beware of Dog'' |Mary Poole |3 episodes |- |2003 |data-sort-value="Reagans, The" | ''The Reagans'' |Maureen Reagan |Television film |- |2004 |''Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' |Julie Meyers |Episode: "Elvis Is in the Building" |- |2004 |''Suburban Madness'' |Ashley | rowspan="4" |Television film |- |2005 |''Confessions of an American Bride'' |Nancy |- |2006 |''George Canyon's Christmas'' |Toque Air Rep |- |2006 |data-sort-value="Dad for Christmas, A" | ''A Dad for Christmas'' |Lisa |}
== References == <references/>
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0242523|Carolyn Dunn}} * [https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/dunn-carolyn Carolyn Dunn] - encyclopedia.com
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